With the 2012 London Olympic Games at the halfway point, the official video game for the event held on to the top spot in the UK top-selling charts last week, with an 88 percent boost in sales week-over-week.
From the week ended August 4, Chart-Track's official stats showed the top three didn't change at all, with Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes still at number two, waiting patiently to retake the top spot once the Olympics are over.
Mario & Sonic at the 2012 Olympics also rode the Olympics' wave of popularity, sitting once again at number three with a 42 percent increase in sales.
The only new title released last week was Deep Silver's Risen 2: Dark Waters, which managed to reach position 14, beating its predecessor Risen which entered the charts at number 29 back in 2009.
Below are Chart-Track's all-platforms sales charts, which include unit sales of all versions of a given title, and the individual platform charts, which treat individual SKUs separately.
UK All-Platforms Top 10
1. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega)
2. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner)
3. Mario & Sonic at the 2012 Olympics (Sega)
4. Batman: Arkham City (Warner)
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
6. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft)
7. The Amazing Spider-Man (Activision)
8. Battlefield 3 (EA)
9. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (Ubisoft)
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
UK Individual Platforms Top 10
1. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega, Xbox 360)
2. London 2012: The Official Video Game (Sega, PS3)
3. Mario & Sonic at the 2012 Olympics (Sega, Wii)
4. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner, Xbox 360)
5. Batman: Arkham City (Warner, Xbox 360)
6. Batman: Arkham City (Warner, PS3)
7. Mario & Sonic at the 2012 Olympics (Sega, 3DS)
8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda, Xbox 360)
9. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 3DS, 3DS)
10. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft, Xbox 360)
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Who said that only the first few months of a game matter, and after that used games kill all potential sales?
And I admit that, while the second half of 2011 was filled with great games, 2012 haven't shown us many things so far.